New bat coronavirus HKU5-CoV-2 identified in China: Does it pose a risk to humans?
The study found that HKU5-CoV-2 contains a furin cleavage site, a feature that enhances viral entry into cells via the ACE2 receptor. In laboratory experiments, the virus was able to infect human cells with high ACE2 levels, including models of human intestines and airways.
The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...
A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread ...
Yale scientists have discovered a syndrome linked to the COVID vaccines & Chinese researchers have discovered a new bat coronavirus.
Another highly infectious variant of coronavirus - HKU5-CoV-2 detected in China is capable of evading vaccine-induced ...
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